Morrogh: "Let’s also not allow X to dictate what the remedial response to its own criminal actions should be..." She notes that while it's positive that gardaí are investigating, there have been no consequences imposed by Government on the company HQ'd 500 metres away from Merrion Street.

A number of colleagues have used Grok - with non-premium to edit their own images to generate intimate images. No checks or warning messages just straight into it.

mood

UK PM moves it on. Let’s see what Europe (…and Ireland) does.

The LEGO Pokemon sets look incredible, look at that Charizard/Blastoise/Venusaur set (too expensive but damn that's cool), look at that adorable Eevee, look at that holy fuck what did they do to my friend pikachu damn

Why did we never get a rendition of Quint's speech from Jaws but about Betazoids in Star Trek? @mikemcmahan.bsky.social, I know doctor T'ana wanted to eat them but feels like a missed opportunity for Caitian claws on an MSD and a version of it to justify eating the Betazoid ambassadors

Yes all Internet suppliers should block X the same as they block pirate bay and other black listed site which host CSAM. #spéirgorm

I've signed this petition calling for the government to shut down X for producing sexual abuse images. Will you do the same? my.uplift.ie/petitions/sh... @uplift.ie

The X situation is an excellent example of the perils of neoliberalism. The state has become so beholden to a private service provider for public service announcements, they're resorting to equivocation on responsibility for CSAM and violent misogyny on that platform rather than risk losing it.

"Minister of State with responsibility for AI Niamh Smyth said yesterday that the Grok service should be suspended by the EU while an investigation takes place." It's an Irish company, committing illegal acts under Irish law. There's no need to pass this to the EU. Gardai should be investigating.

If the line isn't "I'm not willing to share the pitch on a site that is not just hosting, not just creating but also now monetising non-consensual images of women and girls" - then there is no line.

🚨 AI Minister Niamh Smyth says it isn't appropriate for the Government to maintain a presence on X and will speak to the Taoiseach on the matter. Says the European Commission should immediately suspend Grok while investigations are continuing. More on @virginmedianews.bsky.social

"No new laws are needed." Every politician should have this tattoo'd to the inside of the eyelids. On the vast majority of occasions when "something must be done", that something is involves making use of the laws that are already in place.

One reason I feel like I'm going mad is, even if Musk did immediately halt Grok and issue a grovelling apology - rather than PAYWALLING IT - he should *still* be prosecuted and his website banned. Very obviously! You don't get out of CSAM charges by just stopping. AND HE STILL HASN'T STOPPED.

And yet GAA clubs across the country will continue to post updates and match scores on X #Speirgorm www.thejournal.ie/gaa-club-iss...

I'm not exaggerating when I say I've never been more stunned. Am I going insane?

So Jim O'Callahan is not only a fascist but he's a fucking LAZY HACK fascist

Outlook for the new year ...

Sorry but we literally debunked this like last month when he did this dog whistle. Fintan O'Toole literally did the maths, in the Times no less, that showed that this isn't true. Why are we bothering to publish such an obvious lie when we know it's a lie?

‘Much like a user of an enshittified platform, investors are frogs in a pot, the experience of owning a stock deteriorating since Jack Welch and GE taught corporations that the markets are run with the kind of simplistic mindset built for grifter exploitation.’ www.wheresyoured.at/the-enshitti...

Hey folks! Been tipping away at a steam capsule design for Helmet Head (side-scrolling action-roguelike) and have been messing around with some filters. I'm torn between 2 of these but was wondering which do you prefer most? The first image here has no filters for comparison. #gamedev #indiedev

Palantir. Sauron. CyberDyne. Blackrock. Mr Beast Inc. Cerberus. Blackwater. Anduril. Citizen. Citadel. Gilead. Bain Capital. Darktrace. Oracle. Umbra.

Catherine Connolly: Becomes president in 2025 by winning the biggest single personal mandate in the history of the state. @irishtimes.com : The politician of the year is absolutely the guy who keeps doing racisms.

We all have that one friend who sees a black door or elevator and says, "I wonder what's on the other side?" Then they go through it. Tag that friend in Star Citizen. #StarCitizen #exploration #scifi #bugs #space #VirtualPhotography

It's BOXing Day! GET IT!? Also what the heck there are FOUR Cube movies? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy3N...

Since the Guardian are doing the "a handful of women’s groups have started to question the “unintended consequences”" thing, time to repost the open letter from Irish feminists telling UK transphobes to piss off

“Here’s your meal, full of delicious lead” I don’t want it. No thank you. “Well, what about if we just use lead in the cooking process? You can’t even taste the lead in the final meal” I’m leaving. “You’re being childish. Soon everyone will be cooking with lead” have you fucking listened to yourself

Why are match officials in URC Rugby dressing like Constructicon Scavenger. It's been a minute since I've seen rugby but surely there's more trustworthy combiner teams to be togging out as?

O'Callaghan and Fianna Fáil are aligning themselves with the absolute worst people and politics in Europe, and journalists need to start asking them about it. To date, I have seen little evidence that Irish media is prepared to meet this moment, and I fear the worst.

Okay... whoever did the subtitles for WAKE UP DEAD MAN needs a slap on the wrist. You made me feel temporarily insane tonight. I saw the film at the premiere a few weeks ago, and there's an ISHTAR reference that made me cackle. (1/?)

The kind .. you find … in a second hand store

companies: “maybe THIS AI ad won’t end in a deluge of mockery”

The government presents its demand for a new nitrates derogation (pollution permit) in Brussels as a demand of the Irish public. This counterpoint argues that it is actually being demanded by a subsection of the agriculture industry, and is in conflict with a genuine public interest: clean water

Ohh the government can fuck right off with this. If they weren't so transparently in the pocket of the likes of Meta and Google I'd suspect they are actually working for VPN companies given the amount of new customers this will send their way. #SpéirGorm

I don't know how many versions of a roughly Galaxy class silhouette I put together as a kid but the Lego Enterprise D is a childhood dream realised. I don't know how many Star Trek sets Lego has planned but I'm not sure if they'll come close to this

Yo gamers why are you not talking about this more?????

Hey @cloudflare.social, have you gone and done it again? This is coming up on a good variety of sites at the moment and I note you have scheduled maintenance at the moment.

Irish tech journalism has precisely three articles: 1. Oisin McMusk has raised $118m for his GraphQL- powered AI-enabled dogball shaver. 2. A panel on why the technology they have in their LinkedIn headlines isn't going away! 3. CatballShaver's CEO, on why he expects revenue to triple next month.

Was messing around with a trailer #music idea today and accidentally made a JRPG town/city theme 😂 Threw it over some gameplay footage here (cause bluesky won't let us upload audio files 💀), and it actually kinda somewhat works a little bit. Still a bit too whimsical though I think 😆. #gamedev

Have the basics of Otja's animations and functionality made now. Will be adding more dialogue in the future, and of course her and the teleportation archway will be at the destination too haha, she doesn't just zap you there 😆 #gamedev #godot #indiedev #pixelart

Loving the Clipper for all it's...gangliness? Also I did not know Bloom had a tundra, I think I may be visiting Frigid Knot more often. #StarCitizen

waymo ceo: we plan for fatal crashes and society will learn to accept them roblox ceo: kids must be preyed upon and victimized as a necessary consequence of scale WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HEADS ON PIKES

We will struggle to explain to future generations how something so transparent and stupid was able to take place youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...

A comic, by me.